Carinthian alternative discovery route (not signposted)

This is a difficult tour that should not be underestimated.

This mountain bike tour requires a certain level of fitness and endurance. However, all efforts are made up for by the picturesque landscape scenery.

Characteristics

Skill

Fitness

Best season

January

February

March

April

May

June

July

August

September

October

November

December

The tour in numbers

challenging

Level of difficulty

50,6 km

Route

4:50 h

Time

988 hm

Uphill

987 hm

Downhill

1360 m

Highest point

Map & downloads

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More information

By car from GermanyFrom Munich via the A8 towards Salzburg. From Salzburg on the A10 Tauernautobahn to St. Michael im Lungau. On the B 96 to Tamsweg, then on the B 95 to Predlitz. The B 97 leads via Stadl/Mur to Murau. There at the roundabout towards St. Lambrecht to Murauer train station and further towards St. Lambrecht. You reach St. Lambrecht via Laßnitz near Murau. The monastery is located in the town center.

Arrival from Eastern Austria/HungaryAt the motorway junction in St. Michael near Leoben, take the S 36 towards Klagenfurt. Past Knittelfeld and Judenburg to Scheifling. In Scheifling continue towards Klagenfurt to Neumarkt, via Unzmarkt and Perchau am Sattel you reach Neumarkt. Turn right there towards Mariahof and St. Lambrecht. In Mariahof, after the railway crossing, turn left towards St. Lambrecht. The monastery is located in the center of St. Lambrecht.

Arrival from southern Austria/ItalyVia Klagenfurt on the S 37 past St. Veit/Glan, Treibach and Friesach. In Friesach continue towards Vienna, via Dürnstein and Wildbad to Neumarkt. After the town center of Neumarkt turn left towards Murau, in Mariahof turn left after the railway crossing towards St. Lambrecht. The monastery is located in the center of St. Lambrecht.

From St. Lambrecht we continue along the Steirische Holzstrasse to Laßnitz. Shortly afterwards the route branches off towards Auen/Metnitz and runs to the Metnitz. After crossing Metnitz, the route leads up, via Ingolsthal, to Auerlingsee. From here it always rolls moderately downhill back to the starting point.

With the BusBahnBim app from the interconnected line, timetable information is easier than ever before: all bus, train and tram connections in Austria can be queried by entering locations and/or addresses, stops or important points. The app is available as a free app for smartphones (Android, iOS) - on Google Play and in the App Store.

ÖBB www.oebb.at | Styria connection line www.busbahnbim.at

Public parking spaces are available at St. Lambrecht Abbey, along the Abbey Wall or at the Grebenzen mountain railways.

Die ideale Zeit für diese Tour bieten die Monate Mai bis Oktober.

Information brochures are available at the various information offices.